A teddy bear sticks out from one of the trees on display for auction for the Festival of Trees event going on in the Alumni Center Monday through Friday. Monday's event featured a Womens Preview and Fashion Show and will end with Friday's Gala which will include an auction for all the trees on display. (Photo by Evert Nelson/Collegian)

Mignon Brown, Manhattan resident, watches the Quarter Auction from the BellaRae Boutique booth set up in the Ballroom of the Alumni Center Monday night. This booth was one of about 40 at the Womens Preview and Fashion Show as part of the RSVP of the Flint Hills Festival of Trees. (Photo by Evert Nelson/Collegian)

Braving the cold temperatures Sunday night, Nick Strecker, freshman studying political science, chalks by the Pregnant Women statue for the Collage Republicans event next Tuesday. The event will be held in the Union Ballroom at 7pm and features republican canidate Herman Cain. (Photo by Evert Nelson/Collegian)